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The Stomach: 8-30-13 (BIO 181) Flashcards

1
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  • storage of ingested food
  • mechanical breakdown of ingested food
  • chemical breakdown of food via acid and enzymes
  • production of intrinsic factor
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four major functions of the stomach

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____ required for absorption of vitamin ____ in small intestine

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glycoprotien; B12

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4 regions of the stomach

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cardia
fondus
body
pylorus

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folds in the stomach lining that flatten upon expansion

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rugae

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the lining of the entire stomach

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simple columnar epithelium

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  • located in the stomach and lead to gastric glands

- contain secretory products released by several different cells

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gastric pits

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  • most abundant near base of gastric gland

- secrete pepsinogen

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chief cells

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  • located primarily in the proximal portion of the glands

- secrete hydrogen ions, intrinsic factor, and mucous cells

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parietal cells

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9
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maintain acidity of stomach

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hydrogen ions

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10
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necessary for the absorption of B12

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intrinsic factor

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cells that secrete mucous

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mucous cells

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  • glands in the pylorus

- contain enteroendocrine cells that secrete hormones

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pyloric glands

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  • produce gastrin

- stimulates secretions of the parietal and chief cells

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G Cells

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14
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  • release somatostatian

- inhibits release of gastrin

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D Cells

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15
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production of acid and enzymes by the gastric mucosa can be

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  • controlled by the CNS
  • regulated by reflexes of ENS
  • Regulated by hormones of digestive tract
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16
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  • Cephalic phase
  • gastric phase
  • intestinal phase
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three phases of gastric control

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  • begins when see, smell, or think of food
  • directed entirely by CNS
  • prepares stomach to receive food
  • lasts minutes and can be affected by emotional state
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cephalic phase of gastric secretion

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18
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  • begins when food enters the stomach

- lasts 3-4 hours

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gastric phase of gastric secretion

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19
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gastric phase proceeds via 3 mechanisms

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  • neural response
  • hormonal response
  • local response
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20
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  • begins when chyme enters small intestine (several hours after eating)
  • functions in the control of the rate gastric emptying into the small intestine
  • involved neural and hormonal responses
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intestinal phase of gastric secretion

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21
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digestion in the stomach includes

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  • preliminary digestion of proteins (by pepsin)
  • some digestion of carbs (by salivary amylase)
  • lipids by lingual lipase
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22
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during digestion, the stomach contents

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  • become more fluid
  • pH approaches 2.0
  • pepsin activity increases
  • protein disassembly begins
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23
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although ___ occurs in the ____, nutrients are not absorbed there

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digestion; stomach

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24
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  • plays a key role in digestion and absorption of nutrients

- 90% of nutrient absorption occurs

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the small intestine

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the small intestine is composed of three parts

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  • duodenum
  • jejunum
  • ilium
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26
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  • the segment closest to the stomach
  • 25cm (10in) long
  • mixing bowl that receives chyme and digestive secretions from the pancreas and liver
  • neutralizes acids before they can damage the absorptive surfaces of the small intestine
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duodenum

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  • middle segment of the small intestine
  • 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) long
  • location of most chemical digestion and nutrient absorption
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jejunum

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  • the final segment of small intestine
  • 3.5 meters (11.48 ft) long
  • ends at the iliocecal valve, a sphincter that controls flow of material from it into the large intestine
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ilium

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29
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-permanent transverse folds in intestinal lining that do not disappear when small intestine fills

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plica circulares

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increase surface area of epithelium

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intestinal villi

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31
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  • contains extensive capillary network
  • contains lacteals
  • lines by epithelial cells
  • increase surface area of epithelial cells that form brush boarder
  • have intestinal glands in between
  • duodenal glands
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intestinal villi

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  • lymphatic capillaries

- transport materials that cannot enter the blood

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lacteals

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33
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-glandular pockets located at the base of each intestinal villi

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intestinal glands

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  • watery intestinal juice
  • 1.8 L per day enter intestinal lumen
  • moisten chyme
  • assist in buffering acids
  • keep digestive enzymes and products of digestion in solution
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intestinal secretions

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35
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weak ___ ___ move chyme slowly from duodenum to jejunum

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peristaltic contractions

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36
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  • stimulates motility and secretion along entire small intestine
  • accelerate movement along the small intestine
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gastroenteric reflex

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  • allows materials to pass from small intestine to large intestine
  • triggers relaxation of ileocecal valve
  • accelerate movement along the small intestine
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gastroileal reflex

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38
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  • lies posteror to stomach
  • extends from duodenum toward spleen
  • bound to posterior wall of abdominal cavity
  • wrapped in thin, connective tissue capsule
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pancreas

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39
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head of pancreas

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  • broad

- in loop of duodenum

40
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body of pancreas

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  • slender

- extends toward spleen

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tail of pancreas

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-short and rounded

42
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  • ____make up entire surface of the pancreas
  • are separated by connective tissue
  • contain blood vessels and branches of pancreatic ducts
  • ducts branch repeatedly and end in pockets called pancreatic acini
43
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  • blind pockets that make up the exocrine portion of the pancreas
  • lined with simple cubiodal epithelium
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pancreatic acini

44
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  • endocrine tissues

- scattered throughout acini (only 1% of pancreatic cells)

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pancreatic islets

45
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endocrine cells of the pancreatic islets secrete ____ and ____ into bloodstream

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insulin; glucagon

46
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___ cells and ____ cells of duct system secrete pancreatic juice

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acinar; epithelial

47
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pancreatic juice= pancreatic ____

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secretions

48
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  • 1000 mL (1 qt) per day
  • controlled by hormones from duodenum
  • contain pancreatic enzymes
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pancreatic juice

49
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  • a carbohydrase
  • breaks down starches
  • similar to salivary amylase
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pancreatic alpha-amylase

50
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-break down complex lipids

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pancreatic lipase

51
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break down nucleic acids

52
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  • make up 70% of all pancreatic enzyme production
  • secreted as inactive proenzymes
  • activated only after reaching small intestine
  • include proteases and peptidases
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pancreatic enzymes

53
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break down large protein complexes

54
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break down small peptides into amino acids

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peptidases

55
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  • the larges visceral organ (1.5kg; 3.3lbs)
  • lies in right hypochondriac and epigastric regions
  • is wrapped in tough fibrous capsule
  • is covered by visceral peritoneum
  • is divided into right, left, quadrate, and caudate lobes
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___ lobe and ___ lobe dived by inferior vena cava

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right; caudate

57
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___ sits between right and quadrate lobe

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gallbladder

58
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___ blood vessels reach liver by traveling through the lesser omentum, the converge at the porta hepatis

59
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venus blood from the ___ ___ vein

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hepatic portal

60
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___ lobes are made up of about 100,000 lubules per lobe

61
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  • the basic functional units of the liver
  • each is hexagonal in cross section and about 1 mm in diameter
  • all separated by connective tissue
  • contains six portal areas
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liver lobules

62
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portal area contains three structures

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hepatic artery proper
hepatic portal vein
bile duct

63
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branches from the arteries and veins deliver blood to the ___

64
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blood then leaves sinusoids and enter the __ vein

65
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central veins ultimately merge to form the ___ veins, which then empty into the inferior vena cava

66
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circulating levels of nutrients are adjusted by the liver cells

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hepatocytes

67
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  • absorb solutes from plasma as blood flows through sinusoids
  • secrete materials such as plasma proteins
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selective absorption and secretion

68
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  • located throughout sinusoidal lining of each lobule

- function in phagocytosis and storage

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kupffer cells

69
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liver secretes ___ fluid into a network of narrow channels (bile canaliculi)

70
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  • collect bile from all bile ducts of liver lobes

- unite to form common hepatic duct that leaves the liver

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right and left hepatic ducts

71
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bile flows from common hepatic duct to either:

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  • the cystic duct, which leads to the gallbladder

- the common bile duct, which empties into duodenal ampulla

72
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at the duodenal ampulla, the ___ bile duct meets the ___ duct and penetrates wall of duodenum

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common; pancreatic

73
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three major functions of the liver

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  • metabolic regulation
  • hematological regulation
  • bile production
74
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composition of all circulating blood

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  • acts as the gate keeper of the blood

- blood leaving the digestive tract enters the hepatic portal system and flows into the liver

75
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  • liver remoces and stores excess nutrients
  • all liver cells extract nutrients or toxins from blood before they reach systemic circulation
  • corrects nutrient deficiencies by mobilizing stored reserves or performing synthetic activities
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nutrient metabolism and storage

76
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removal of amino groups from waste to produce ammonia

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deamination

77
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after deamination, ammonia is then converted to ___ that can easily be excreted by kidneys

78
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limits the duration that drugs actually have effects in the body

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drug inactivation

79
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-ultimately stabilizes blood glucose levels

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carbohydrate metabolism

80
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  • glycogen broken down into glucose

- occurs when glucose is scarce or being used rapidly

A

glycogenolysis

81
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___ blood glucose= hepatocytes convert glycogen to glucose

82
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glycogenolysis can only occur in the

83
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when glycogen is broken down, it is released as ______ and is usually the starting phase of glycolysis

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glucose-6-phosphate

84
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  • glucose is converted to glycogen
  • occurs when glucose is in abundant supply
  • high blood glucose = hepatocytes remove glucose from bloodstream and store it as glycogen
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glycogenisis

85
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  • similar to glycogenolysis
  • does not used glycogen to create glucose
  • other carbs, amino acids, ect are used to synthesize glucose
  • can only occur in the liver
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gluconeogenesis

86
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  • triglycerides, fatty acids, and cholesterol
  • low lipid levels=liver breaks down lipid reserves and releases them into bloodstream
  • high lipid levels=lipids are removed and then stored
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lipid metabolism

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-excess amino acids removed and used to synthesize protiens, lipids, or glicose (for energy)

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amino acid metabolism

88
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  • A, D, E, K, B12

- absorbed from blood and stored in liver for future use when it is depleted from diet

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vitamin storage

89
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EX: iron is converted to ferritin and then stored

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mineral storage

90
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  • kupffer cells remove old red blood cells, bacteria, and any badness from the blood
  • can also trigger immune response as needed by the body
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phagocytosis and antigen presentation

91
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-hepatocytes make albumin as well as clotting proteins, and others

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synthesis of plasma proteins

92
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-absorbs and recycles hormones such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, insulin, thyroid hormone, steroid hormone, sex hormone and corticosteroids

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removal of circulating hormones

93
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  • removal or ___

- removal or storage of ___

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antibodies; toxins

94
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liver ___ bile and ___ it into the duodenum under neural and hormonal regulation

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synthesizes; secretes

95
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water and ions in bile ___ and ___ acids in chyme as it enters the small intestine

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dilute; neutralize

96
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bile ___ play a key role in lipid digestion

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